Head movement controlling based on servo generated speed control values

   
   

The hard disk drive comprises: a magnetic disk 2 having servo information stored; magnetic heads 4 seeking on the magnetic disk 2 and staying at a predetermined position to read or write data; a voice coil motor 6 moving the magnetic heads 4 to the predetermined position of the magnetic disk 2; a position controller supplying a driving current to the voice coil motor 6 based on the servo information read by the magnetic heads 4. The position controller includes: a CPU 12 outputting a speed control value based on the servo information; a DAC 7 and a VCM driver 8 converting the speed control value into the driving current; and a controller 10 limiting a driving speed of the voice coil motor 6 in a case that an output timing of the speed control value is shifted.

 
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